Believe it
or not, you can avoid expensive gifts on 14 February. After all, it’s not the
cost, but what the gift means that really counts. So InMadrid thinks the justification for the following might just work:

Valentine’s Day is upon us and for many the question is “What can I get that will adequately express my love?”, or possibly “What the hell am I going to buy so that my partner won’t throw me out of the house?” Vicky Knill suggests that the following responses to your gift may result in a boot more than a hug: